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Rush for rare earth may create Nebraska boomtown
The Washington Times ^ | August 2, 2011 | Claire Courchane

Posted on 08/02/2011 5:57:55 PM PDT by jazusamo

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To: The Antiyuppie
Flubber works better, though.
21 posted on 08/02/2011 6:23:07 PM PDT by dhs12345
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To: jazusamo

While it is good for the country, the hard part is concentrating and separating rare earths. It is terribly hard, because the different elements tend to be chemically similar, and it tends to be very polluting.

The US now has three major rare earth areas, one in California, one in Texas, and this one. But hopefully this one will stimulate the industry to develop better, and less polluting means of refinement.

The easiest way is likely through the use of genetically modified microorganisms and plants, that can distinguish between different elements and selectively concentrate them. This is already being done for some other, toxic metals.


22 posted on 08/02/2011 6:23:23 PM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy
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To: dhs12345

Why? I’ve been up there; fantastically productive land, great hard-working people, good Universities, gegraphic center of the nation, what’s wrong?


23 posted on 08/02/2011 6:25:13 PM PDT by ngat
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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy

It’d be a real boon to develop less polluting methods of separating the rare earths and the technology, as you say, has to be coming.

There have been several articles posted here regarding the Mountain Pass mine and pollution has been the big problem there.


24 posted on 08/02/2011 6:30:04 PM PDT by jazusamo (His [Obama's] political base---the young, the left and the thoughtless: Thomas Sowell)
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To: jazusamo

It takes seven years to open a small gold mining operation here in Nevada.
Even in an area that has depended of gold production for a century.

The eco-nuts WILL extort the mining company if they try to begin production.

And just why is it that every time I hear of a new mining venture, it is a Canadian company?

How are the Canadians so able to pursue so many projects American companies apparently cannot?

Something is very wrong here.


25 posted on 08/02/2011 6:32:01 PM PDT by Loyal Sedition (Loyal Sedition, often described as "To the right of Attila The Hun"!)
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To: KoRn
Department of Energy and OSHA are far more important to mining rare earths than those other agencies.

The problem isn't in mining the ore ~ or in handling processed rare earths. It's instead the question of crushing the ore ~ there is always some residual radiation in the stuff and when you bust the ore bodies to powder to move it on to extraction you release whatever there is.

Human beings are kind of sensitive to it ~ so DOE wants it done right and OSHA will want it done safely.

This will be a new mining operation so it'd be a safe bet they will do everything correctly ~ in older mining operations they simply didn't understand the risk. One large mine has been retrofitted for the purpose of containing the radiation and it should have come back on line this Summer.

26 posted on 08/02/2011 6:32:33 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: jazusamo

They may be quiet because the future of their little putt-putt cars depend on the availability of some of these metals.

If I lived around there, I’d try to buy up as much land as I could. Who knows who might be sitting on a “gold mine”.

BTW, if the evironmentalists invent a nearly-extinct salamander nearby that must have its habitat protected, you’ll know the fix is in. That’s their standard procedure to halt drilling or expansion now is to claim some fictitous lizard or beetle will be wiped out.


27 posted on 08/02/2011 6:36:10 PM PDT by OrangeHoof (Obama: The Dr. Kevorkian of the American economy.)
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To: jazusamo

“The National Strategic and Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2011”

Not impressed with the author, how about including the ACTUAL BILL NUMBER so we can offer our support!


28 posted on 08/02/2011 6:39:17 PM PDT by Loyal Sedition (Loyal Sedition, often described as "To the right of Attila The Hun"!)
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To: jazusamo

“The National Strategic and Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2011”

Not impressed with the author, how about including the ACTUAL BILL NUMBER so we can offer our support!

Found it.

H.R. 2011
http://naturalresources.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=253644

Needs to cut the red tape with an ax, seven years to open a small gold mine is ridiculous.
Should include drilling for oil too, F’ Obammie and his goal of destroying our economy/jobs.


29 posted on 08/02/2011 6:43:28 PM PDT by Loyal Sedition (Loyal Sedition, often described as "To the right of Attila The Hun"!)
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To: Loyal Sedition; All
The bill number is H.R. 2011

govtrack.us, H.R. 2011

30 posted on 08/02/2011 6:45:38 PM PDT by jazusamo (His [Obama's] political base---the young, the left and the thoughtless: Thomas Sowell)
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To: jazusamo
" Yes, the enviro-nazis usually scream their heads off on these mining deals but they've been kinda quiet on this so far. Only guessing but it could be because of the potential value and that this location looks to be a fair distance from anything. "

The Environmentalists " it's not pollution when we do it " ....

The truth be told ?

The reason why they have kept quiet about this new mine in Nebraska is because some of the minerals from that mine, they need, and are using it for their " GREEN " pet projects and causes, like the batteries in some of those electric cars.
THE ENVIRONMENTALIST ARE HYPOCRITES !!

Liberalism/progressism/environmentalism hypocrisy at it's worse example once again.... " DO AS I SAY ! AND NOT DO AS I DO " ....
The environmentalist movement was never !
never,
never meant to stop pollution !
or as they say " SAVE THE EARTH " ...

No, no , no, it's part of the New World Order elitists folk's plan all along for population control, and if you want to know how they are going to control the population, just take a look in how Nazi Germany took care of their problem.

The elitists want all the world's riches, pleasures, and the good things in life all to themselves.
They see the world's over population to them as a threat to their enjoyment of what this world has to offer.
31 posted on 08/02/2011 6:45:57 PM PDT by American Constitutionalist (The fool has said in his heart, " there is no GOD " ..)
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To: jazusamo

China will be buying Quantum and Nebraska shortly.


32 posted on 08/02/2011 6:46:03 PM PDT by Right Wing Assault (Dick Obama is more inexperienced now than he was before he was elected.)
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To: Loyal Sedition

You beat me. :-)


33 posted on 08/02/2011 6:46:33 PM PDT by jazusamo (His [Obama's] political base---the young, the left and the thoughtless: Thomas Sowell)
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To: jazusamo
I think I read elsewhere that we have plenty of these minerals...Maybe something about regulations....

which means government hasn't decided whether to tax at 80% or 90%

or whether to declare the ants on any of the mineral lands as endangered.

34 posted on 08/02/2011 6:50:01 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: GatorGirl

President Obama today declared Elk Creek Nebraska a National Landmark thereby restricting forever the extraction of any materials that would contribute to the economy and well being of the United States and the people of Elk Creek.

Tomorrow at 10 AM from the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago...


35 posted on 08/02/2011 6:50:42 PM PDT by Shady (Capitalism works for men who do. Socialism works for men who donÂ’t The numbers do not lie.)
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To: OrangeHoof

They don’t have to invent any species, they just plant some nest, feathers, or (Lynx) hairs of already “endangered” species and claim the area as critical habitat.

I have never heard of them being prosecuted for these frauds, no matter how red-handed they are caught.


36 posted on 08/02/2011 6:50:52 PM PDT by Loyal Sedition (Loyal Sedition, often described as "To the right of Attila The Hun"!)
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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy

You forgot our Lithium mine in Silver Peak, Nevada.

Rumor has it another may open in Crescent Valley.


37 posted on 08/02/2011 6:53:16 PM PDT by Loyal Sedition (Loyal Sedition, often described as "To the right of Attila The Hun"!)
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To: The Antiyuppie

China supply’s the world because of cheap labor. There are several rare earth mines in Kentucky. However, I hope the people do well with their mines, more supply will lower price. Good for everyone.


38 posted on 08/02/2011 6:58:08 PM PDT by org.whodat (What does the Republican party stand for////??? absolutely nothing.)
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To: ngat
My apologies. You are absolutely correct.

I have distant relatives that were from Nebraska.

We had “interesting experiences” when we visited Lincoln. Just surprising that the state capital would be so rough around the edges. They could start with resurfacing the streets.

39 posted on 08/02/2011 7:05:28 PM PDT by dhs12345
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I wasn’t objecting to your statement that Nebraska’s economy might be depressed right now,it may well be for all I know. I just wondered why, with all that the state has going for it after spending some time working up there getting to know the place myself, 20 years ago.


40 posted on 08/02/2011 7:16:48 PM PDT by ngat
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